Those born on this date include:

- Artist John Singleton Copley in 1738
- American writer/social reformer Charlotte Perkins Gilman in 1860
- Czech novelist Franz Kafka in 1883
- English playwright Tom Stoppard in 1937 (age 83)
- singer Fontella Bass in 1940
- former Polish Prime Minister Jerzy Buzek in 1940 (age 80)
- celebrity attorney Gloria Allred in 1941 (age 79)
- humorist Dave Barry in 1947 (age 73)
- actor Betty Buckley in 1947 (age 73)
- overthrown Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Baby Doc Duvalier in 1951
- talk show host Montel Williams in 1956 (age 64)
- pop singer Laura Branigan in 1952
- actor Tom Cruise in 1962 (age 58)
- actor Thomas Gibson in 1962 (age 58)
- actor Yeardley Smith in 1964 (age 56)
- celebrity chef Sandra Lee in 1966 (age 54)
- actor/singer Audra McDonald in 1970 (age 50)
- former hockey player Teemu Selanne in 1970 (age 50)
- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in 1971 (age 49)
- actor Patrick Wilson in 1973 (age 47)
- actress Andrea Barber in 1976 (age 44)
- actress Olivia Munn in 1980 (age 40)
- champion Formula 1 driver Sebastian Vettel in 1987 (age 33)
- singer Elle King in 1989 (age 31)
- actor Chosen Jacobs in 2001 (age 19).

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